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better part

NOUN

bulk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

majority

STRONG

body generality gross mass plurality preponderance

WEAK

best part biggest share greater number greater part lion's share major part nearly all predominant part principal part

NOUN

lion's share

Synonyms

WEAK

advantage biggest share biggest slice of the cake body bulk chief part gist main part mass meat most

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For the better part of a century, the U.S. was the principal architect and guarantor of an open global economic system that delivered great benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

“As we have been writing for the better part of two months, it is clear that labor market conditions have improved substantially since the middle of 2025,” he wrote Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

For the better part of a year, I spent myriad sleepless nights wrestling with my conscience.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

As she pressed on over the better part of a year, a second idea came to her “like a fever dream.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

In this company, silence was the better part of wisdom, but Tyrion could not help himself.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

better part

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